Yay! It took a few days to get back into the groove and then the flu decided to come visit. My wife works with kids and one of my kids works fast food...so it’s inevitable. I ended up with a stomach thing which made me feel like I was going to barf if I moved. That lasted about 24 hours then my voice started getting that I dare you to talk because I have a thousand razors waiting heaviness. I took a day off. I knew if I tried to work I’d blow my voice out and be down a few.The flu and related. Of what's beenlost." Oh sweetie. That's surely looking at the glass half-empty. You're nottaking a moment for granted now. That's all anyone can do, no matterwhat their past. As for the 'lost years.' Well, they weren't wastedsince they were the years that got you from there to here."Outside there was a prolonged rumbling. Thunder? Or just a passing jet?Marcia cubed the apple she'd been cutting and threw the pieces into astew pot. She mixed in the brown sugar, butter, flour, and chopped. Worshipers lined up to put their signatures to the paper before moving on.Before Axel could ask, Roddrick explained the scene. “They work for the Coalition church. To be specific they work for Turin. It’s a way to keep track of who goes in and out of the dungeon and what they take out.”“Well, I’m not doing that,” Axel said.“I don’t think they will give us a choice.” Rayner pointed toward a party of worshipers heading right for them.“Don’t make a fuss you two. It’s not all bad. Even if it’s to. I'll call the Israeli airline, El Al, and get us tickets to Jerusalem or Tel Aviv. That might take a week or so, but I hope that will give you girls enough time to get ready." Jim ducked a couple of thrown pillows, but the women jumped up anyway and rushed to start packing.It turned out that they had six days before they had to be in New York City to pick up the flight to Israel. There was the usual aggravation with Homeland Security, but they finally got on the plane. God, what a long flight!.